Not touching random stranger's bodily fluids should already be a good rule to live by though.
Yeah, your two significant risks with people you're not fucking/vampirizing are mucus (sneezing or coughing at you), and sweat (if you hold their hand or whatever). And even then, the residue's got to get in contact with one of your own mucus membranes, IIRC. At least that's what's typical with diseases communicable by fluids. Teach proper sneeze/cough procedure (into the sleeve of a shirt, if you haven't got tissues or something handy -
not the hand) and avoid direct physical contact, plus frequent and thorough hand-washing and you should be good to go.
This is very different if you're in the healthcare profession. Especially with nurses, who're constantly dealing with bodily fluids. Seriously, I could never do that job. I just can't handle literal shit, and even vomit and mucus unnerve me. Anyway, point being, you've got a much higher risk there, but 99% of us are gonna be fine.
CDC says that the number of yearly flu deaths ranges from "a low of about 3,000 to a high of about 49,000 people", by the way. Technically, it's possible that the median is lower than Ebola's lifetime count, given that vague data, but I'm inclined to believe otherwise. They do link their source directly, if you're more interested than I am. Anyway, people just don't care because it's less spectacular and exotic.
EDIT: And, IronTomato, don't worry about it. Modern media is built on inspiring fear and worry - it's the end result of a straightforward arms race. People just won't tune in unless the world is ending, anymore. Skepticism of it is a skill that takes a lot of time and exposure to build up, especially because you can't just disregard the media
entirely if you want information on things. All your response means is that they're doing their job "properly".